paris, france,nuclear war,post-apocalyptic future,paris orly airport,time travel,radioactivity,criterion,short film

La Jetée (1962)

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A man's obsession with an image of his past

A man confronts his past during an experiment that attempts to find a solution to the problems of a post-apocalyptic world caused by a world war.

Cast & Crew

Director
Chris Marker
  • Profile picture of Jean Négroni
    Narrator (voice) Jean Négroni
  • Profile picture of Hélène Chatelain
    Hélène Chatelain
  • Profile picture of Davos Hanich
    Davos Hanich
  • Profile picture of Jacques Ledoux
    Jacques Ledoux
  • Profile picture of André Heinrich
    André Heinrich
  • Profile picture of Pierre Joffroy
    Pierre Joffroy
  • Profile picture of Ligia Branice
    Ligia Branice
  • Profile picture of William Klein
    William Klein

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Keywords

  • paris, france
  • nuclear war
  • post-apocalyptic future
  • paris orly airport
  • time travel
  • radioactivity
  • criterion
  • short film